Not so long ago, the famous Duchess of Alba passed away . Plastic surgery, which she did in the last years of her life, was unsuccessful. But this did not stop her until her death to remain beloved by the people of Spain.
Titled person
Caetana Fitz-James Stewart, and this is still not her full name, was the most titled person not like in Spain, throughout Europe. The number of her hereditary and clan titles is approaching two hundred.
Caetana's nobility allowed her not to get up in the presence of the queen and not bow to the Pope. None of the living can boast of such rights. Her favorite title was the title of the Duchess of de Montoro, this expressed all devotion to Andalusia and its traditions.
Round state
In addition, the Duchess of Alba is not a “poor relative” at all. Not only was the English Queen herself unable to compete with her nobility , her possessions are scattered throughout almost all of Spain. In her collections are paintings by Goya, Velazquez, Rembrandt and many other equally famous artists; relics that touched the hands of Columbus, Leonardo da Vinci. True, I must say that most of her fortune is the legacy of Spain, so she could not quite freely dispose of it.
Childhood Cayetans
In the ancestral palace of Lyria in Madrid, the Duchess of Alba was born. Plastic surgery at that time had not yet managed to spoil her, and as a child, Caetana was a very pretty girl. She was not a beautiful woman with chiseled features, but there was something special, majestic in her appearance. In numerous surviving photographs, you can see what the Duchess of Alba was in her youth.
When Caetana was seven years old, her mother died of tuberculosis. Caetana's father was the ambassador of Spain to Great Britain, and her childhood passed there. Among her acquaintances and friends were Count Tolstoy, the future Queen of Great Britain Elizabeth. In subsequent years, her circle of communication expanded exponentially, she was “on you” with many Hollywood stars.
The father attached great importance to the education of his daughter. Cayetana was fluent in English, French, German. Thanks to equestrian activities, she kept herself perfectly in the saddle. Her hobbies include tennis and skiing. Particularly, of course, it is worth saying about flamenco. So, like her, no one could dance - so much passion and energy was in her dance. Until her very last days, it was believed that she was the best flamenco dancer. And how dashingly she danced at her own wedding in 2011. Yes, yes, then she was already 85 years old.
Scandal
Caetana loved to attract the attention of the public and attracted. What is her last marriage worth? The age difference with her husband was 25 years. Of course, the duchess was older. By the way, because of this unequal marriage, a scandal erupted throughout Spain. The children did not accept the "young" beloved mother and were against the marriage of the duchess. So much so that they even asked the king of Spain to forbid the elderly duchess to marry a man of noble family. And the king forbade. The threats of the duchess could not influence his decision.
As a result, Alba laid all her fortune on the altar of love. According to the will, the young husband did not get anything - the duchess bequeathed everything to her children and grandchildren. The husband, Alfonso Diaz, signed all the relevant papers. This crucial step was taken before the wedding, so her husband cannot be blamed for self-interest. The Duchess of Alba, whose plastic surgery has already become a byword, claimed at that time that Alfonso needed her exclusively, and not her wealth. Apparently love ...
But we will not talk for a long time about scandalous marriage, let's remember what the Duchess of Alba was in her youth.
Marry the Duke
Of the three husbands, only the first Sotmayor de Irujo y Artascos was blue -blooded . From him, the duchess gave birth to all her children - five sons and a daughter. The girl was born last when her mother was 42 years old.
In 1972, the beloved spouse died of leukemia, the family then experienced a serious shock. Little Eugene literally became an outlet for the duchess, in which she found reflection of her late husband.
Wedding with the priest
For six years, the Duchess of Alba grieved. The biography of the famous person was then enriched by another wedding. This time, the husband was a former Jesuit priest - Jesus Aguirre, a man whose veins did not contain a drop of aristocratic blood. This fact caused many disapproval, but Caetana paid little attention to it. She liked to act contrary, and she did it with pleasure.
Always follow this principle, perhaps in one of the paintings by Pablo Picasso, the Duchess of Alba could be captured. In her youth, she received an offer from a great artist to pose for him naked, but her husband-duke categorically forbade such liberties.
Last years
The portrait of the Duchess of Alba in the last years of her life, perhaps, would have made the most impressionable people shudder. It would be better if the Duchess of Alba did not have plastic surgery.
But, despite her very advanced age, she could not be called an old woman in the full sense of the word. The caricature, the decrepitude of the body in her case did not at all mean the decrepitude of thoughts. She was interested in everything, she was quite youthful. Even in recent years, in her wardrobe was clothing only from the latest collections of the most famous fashion designers.
On November 20, 2014, the complication of pneumonia made itself felt, the heart of this famous woman could not stand it. The Duchess left at the age of 88. She wanted to live a bright life, well, she succeeded. Duchess of Alba, Spain will not forget you.